Time: 5k kicks off at 9am
Location Address: McGalliard Falls Park, 1400 Falls Road NW Valdese, NC 28690
Purpose of event: Advocacy event to raise awareness for the humane treatment of incarcerated people in North Carolina.
Course description: Course starts with a slope and some large rock stairs, across a suspension bridge at .5 miles then follows the Valdese greenway on an easy gravel path, out and back.
Pricing: $35 early bird till March 1 , $40 normal till April 3, and $45 day of race
Shirt Deadline: March 23rd. Sizes XS-XXXLarge
Packet pickup dates/time: Packet Pick up Day of only starting at 7am till race begins at McGalliard Falls Park, 1400 Falls Road NW, Valdese, NC 28690
Awards breaks down:
1st Place Overall (male and female)
Age Group (male and female) 1st, 2nd, 3rd in age groups. 10 under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
Apr 04, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
09:00
$35.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Valdese.
Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the largest Waldensian congregations in the United States was founded in the town in the late nineteenth century, now known as the Waldensian Presbyterian Church. The town was settled by immigrants from the Cottian Alps in the Piedmont region of Italy.
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